Election 2022: See Who Filed To Run For Stillwater-Area Offices

STILLWATER, MN — Ballots for the Aug. 9 primary in Stillwater will feature contested races for several statewide offices, Congress and the Minnesota Legislature.

All candidates who want to appear on primary and election ballots later this year were required to file signatures by May 31 with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office.

The Aug. 9 primary will include races for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District — which includes Stillwater — and seats in the state Senate and House, according to the filings.

Governor’s race
Gov. Tim Walz is seeking re-election alongside Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and will face competition for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s nomination during the primary from Ole Savior and Julia M. Parker, who also filed as DFL candidates for those offices.

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Former state Sen. Scott Jensen — who earned the Republican Party’s endorsement at its convention last month — has selected former Minnesota Vikings player Matt Birk as his running mate. They will face primary competition from two sets of candidates.

Joyce Lacey and Kent Edwards filed to run together, while Bob "Again" Carney Jr. listed Captain Jack Sparrow as his running mate, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

Steve Patterson and Matt Huff are running for the Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis party's nomination for governor against Darrell Paulsen and Ed Engelmann, while James McCaskel and David Sandbeck face competition from Chris Wright and L.C. Lawrence Converse for the Legal Marijuana Now party's nomination.

Minnesota executive offices
Incumbent Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon aces a primary challenge from Steve Carlson for the DFL’s nomination in his race for re-election, while Kim Crockett and Erik van Mechelen will face off Aug. 9 for the Republican Party’s nomination.

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Bill Dahn is challenging incumbent Attorney General Keith Ellison in the DFL primary Aug. 9, and Jim Schultz, Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson have filed to appear as candidates for the office on Republican primary ballots.

Schultz earned the Republican Party’s endorsement last month but faces a challenge from Wardlow — general counsel for MyPillow and a friend of its founder, Mike Lindell — who reneged on a promise not to run in the primary if he did not earn the endorsement.

U.S. House of Representatives

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is set to face two challengers in the DFL primary Aug. 9. Amane Badhasso and Fasil Moghul also filed to run in the DFL primary.

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The Republican primary for that office is a race between Gene Rechtzigel, Jerry Silver and May Lor Xiong, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

Minnesota Legislature

There will be primary elections for several Stillwater-area races for seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate.

Stillwater Area Public Schools board member Tina Riehle will face former respiratory therapist Mark Bishofsky for the Republican Party's nomination in the race to represent Minnesota House District 33B.

Stillwater Area high School teacher Josiah Hill was the sole DFL candidate to file signatures to run for House District 33B.

Republican Rep. Bob Dettmer and DFL Rep. Shelly Christensen, who currently serve Stillwater as representatives for House Districts 39A and 39B, respectively, are not seeking re-election in 2022. All of Stillwater will be in House District 33B for the next decade due to redistricting completed earlier this year.

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Republican State Sen. Karin Housley, who currently represents Stillwater as part of Senate District 39, is seeking re-election in the redistricted Senate District 33. She will not face a primary challenge in August, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

Brian Baber and Nancy McLean will compete Aug. 9 for the DFL's nomination to face Housley in the Nov. 8 general election.

The new Senate District 33 covers northern Washington County and includes Stillwater, Hugo and Forest Lake.

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